Amsterdam Meets Clasijazz
Amsterdam x Spain
Amsterdam Meets Clasijazz
MUSIC
CULTURAL EXCHANGE
RELEASE DATE
2023 & 2024PROJECT DESCRIPTION
For two consecutive years, in collaboration with the non-profit organization ClasiJazz, New Amsterdam Jazz organized “Amsterdam Meets ClasiJazz”—a three-day festival that bridged the Spanish and Dutch jazz scenes. The festival featured performances at various venues across Almería, an educational program designed to inspire and engage local children, and ample opportunities for the musicians to come together and jam, fostering spontaneous improvisation and collaboration.
KEY MUSICIANS
2023: Reinier Baas - Guitar, Ben Van Gelder - Saxophone, Xavi Torres - Piano, Mauro Cottone - Double Bass, Bruno Calvo - Trumpet, Sun-Mi Hong - Drums, Enrique Oliver - Saxophone, Julián Sánchez - Trumpet, Daahoud Salim - Piano, Andreu Pitarch - Drums, Jose Diego Sarabia - Trombone, Rafa Sibajas - Double Bass
2024: Anna Serierse, Linus Eppinger , Joris Roelofs, Timothy Banchet, Guy Salomon, Jaume Llombart, Julián Sánchez, Adriana Calvo, Pablo Báez, Pedro Cortejosa
PRODUCERS
New Amsterdam Jazz, ClasiJazz
“AMC created an outstanding experience which without the support of NAJ would not have been possible.”
Participating musician
“Thanks to their support, we were able to organize two editions of the festival Amsterdam meets Clasijazz. An experience where musicians from The Netherlands and Spain get together in Almeria to create three days full of music and great fun.”
Paula Bila Clasijazz
